2024-02-13 07:44:59
In the period between January 24 and February 10, national player Iliya Gruev took part in all 5 matches played by “Leeds”.
3 were from the Championship (II level of football on the Island) and 2 – for the FA Cup.
Gruev was the starter in all these matches. Only in the last one – against “Rotherham”, he was replaced in the 75th minute.
That means that in a decidedly condensed 17-day cycle, the 23-year-old defensive midfielder has logged 465 minutes on the pitch, excluding the added time of half-time and extra-time. There were those in the replay for the cup with “Plymouth”.
Gruev’s passes in these matches were 332. Of them, 313 reached their destination. Accordingly, 93.4% of the passes of the Bulgarian boy were accurate. In this element Elijah maintains a very high level and this is noted on the Island.
The statistics for the 5 matches also include 6 created dangerous situations in front of the opponent’s goal. For a defensive midfielder, that doesn’t sound bad at all. Makes just over 1 per game.
One of the moments in the opponent’s penalty, provoked by Gruev, led to a goal. This happened after his cross and an own goal for the final 4:1 in the replay against Plymouth.